Debates have recently been reignited regarding the future of the Palestinian political regime and the possibility of restoring democratic life after the absence of the Legislative Council for nearly two decades.

The decision to impose Israeli control over Area H2 of the 1997 Hebron Agreement, replacing the role of the Palestinian Authority, marks the latest step in a long series of moves to entrench Israeli Occupation rule over the West Bank.

“Israel’s” push to cancel the Oslo Accords reflects a broader effort to end the two-state solution, expand control over the West Bank, and reshape the future of the Palestinian cause.

Yasser Mahmoud Abbas’s election to Fatah’s Central Committee was more than a routine congress result; it marked the rise of a figure long associated with business circles and behind the scenes roles into the movement’s top decision making body.

The Israeli Occupation has not only controlled Palestinian movement since the occupation of the West Bank in 1967, but has also built a system of unofficial travel ban lists, turning the al-Karama Crossing into a tool of punishment.